My brothers

My little baby brothers are staying the night. Tim is 18 now, 6'7" and is pretty buff man, he was a skinny little shrimp last year, tall, but skinny. He's filled out quite nicely, I have a feeling he won't be lacking for girlfriends. He starts UCLA in September, and I am quite jealous, not really, I'm happy for him to get the chance and to get it so young. He'll be studying physics, how fascinating is that? I don't know if I have the brain for it, but I think it would be totally interesting.

Jerry is taller than me too, but I still am the big sister, hahaha! He does try to remind me that he's bigger, but it doesn't work, I still remind him I'm older and smarter, for now. Always will be older, but the smarter part is highly debatable. He delights in being outrageous, rebellious, stubborn, and is begging me to tell him where the body-piercing doctor is. He bought a piercer to pierce his chin, and tried to do it himself, but he thought it would hurt too much. The doctor I went to uses a local anesthesia. At first I said no, I wouldn't tell him, but believe me, he's gonna do this one way or another, so I said if he waits until the beginning of next summer vacation, I'll take him myself to get it done, then it can heal over vacation and he can take it out for school (his school doesn't allow body piercing like that). He hates it though, he's really trying to wear me down. But he's only 13 for goodness sake! I just wouldnt' want Janni to do anything like that until she's around 15. I hope he can wait one more year.

Catmares

Last night Jason stayed over at a friends, so I slept in with the girls. Problem is, I didn't tell the hubby that I wasn't going to be sleeping in bed with him that night, and he'd already gone to sleep when I made the choice. I slept great, no problem at all. Unfortunate for him though, he had a bit of a shock.

Next morning he tells me:
"Honey, I didn't know you weren't sleeping in the bed last night!"

"Ooops, sorry, yeah, I decided to sleep with the girls, why?"

"I woke up to something licking my leg and I thought it was you! When I turned around there was noone there!! I looked down and it was Jacq!! It scared the crap out of me!"

"Honey, what kind of dreamin' were you doin' last night?? When was the last time you ever woke up to me licking your legs??"

Jason the cross-stitcher

I never would have believed it, but Jason finally took a try at cross-stitching.

The kids have to do some summer craft project to take back to school, part of their stupid summer homework assignments! Anyway, I found some cute simple Nintendo character cross-stitch patterns, and Jason decided he wanted to try it out, and amazing enough, he has taken to it better than Janina! I basically showed him how to make the X and read the pattern, and that's about it. I wonder if he'll pick up a career in it, I kind of hope not.

Calories and kids

I don't think I ever gave calories a second thought until I was 36. I basically ate as I liked, and was fortunate enough to not have a problem with fat, though it is creeping in slowly these days.

I was more than suprised when we went to Costco the other day and the kids had the hot-dog with all you can drink soda. Jason came back to the table with his cup full of soda and asked me to guess what he got. I guessed coke, by the color, and he told me:
"Yep, but I got diet coke cause it has less calories!" And the kid is skinny as a bean-pole, not a touch of fat on the little guy! I laughed, not even I would choose diet Coke!

What is it with today's kids huh? Will they truly be healthier than we were?

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Erinn

Jack becomes Jacq

We found out that Jack is actually Jacq, short for Jacqueline. Wish we'd realised that he was actually she a few weeks ago when we were deciding on a name. Oh well, Jacq will have to suffice.

Our good friend Amy stopped by for a visit on her way through the area. It was so nice to see her and we miss you already!! One day we will make it to Hawaii for a vacation together!!